verb
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to insure again
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(of an insurer) to obtain partial or complete insurance coverage from another insurer for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
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Example Sentences
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Development Finance Corporation, which supports the government’s international development efforts, will continue to reinsure the program while working to bring on other partners “in the coming days,” the DFC said External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Apollo said regarding Athene: “Like Ajit Jain, we have been vocal about our decision in recent years not to reinsure run-off annuity books at prices that don’t make economic sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
For example, rates to reinsure U.S. property catastrophe risk jumped 50% this year as climate change takes its toll.
From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2023
Yet when the cost of medical catastrophes is more than ordinary Americans’ insurance coverage can sustain, the United States fails to reinsure their health plans.
From Slate • May 15, 2023
There is a class of optimists ready to reinsure an “overdue” ship at a heavy premium.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph
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